Firstly, a big welcome to those of you who have come here via Frank Viola’s blog, Beyond Evangelical and his mention of my enhanced e-book on hearing God.

My blog, Simply Church, generally looks at different aspects of life in the Kingdom, especially as it relates to the simple/organic/house church movement.

While I respect him for his desire to be Biblical, it is very sad, not only for the lady concerned, but also because of the negative publicity it engenders for the Body of Christ. The purpose of Paul’s letter to Timothy in Ephesus was to stop false teachers who were causing problems in the church there (1 Timothy 1:3-4).

We also know that this is the only verse that apparently forbids women to teach–elsewhere there is every indication that women were free to bring a teaching.